Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

A new European era begins

Exploring the weird and wonderful world of football across FIFA’s 211 member nations –and beyond

A-League shrinks

01 This season’s Champions League has seen the longest away day (6,900km) in the competition’s history, with Portugal’s Sporting hosting Kairat Almaty. What nation are the latter from? 02 Nikita Parri

Playing against the same team week in, week out across a 20-game league campaign might sound monotonous but, like all aspects of life on the Isles of Scilly, football is never boring. The Isles of Sci